I no longer consider myself a novice runner. A slow runner maybe, but not a beginner anymore. I have been very hesitant in putting myself out there but have a feeling that 2012 might be a great year. This is partly because I am so easily persuaded by others to enter races, and if I am honest, I am careful enough about my training not to bite off more than I can chew.
Training for the Bramley 10m (12/2) is going well. I am getting out 3-4 times per week doing a single, increasingly longer run interspersed with shorter runs. The longest now stands at 8.5 miles, 2 laps of Virginia Water. My regular short runs include the 5k parkrun at Frimley Lodge (and on one occasion Basingstoke) as often as I can manage, some 20 times since my first one last June.
I have entered the BUPA 10k in London at the end of May, and two half marathons, Bracknell at the end of April and Bacchus at the Denbies vineyard in Dorking at the beginning of September. I am also flirting with the Royal Parks half or even the Amsterdam half in October.
Am I mad? Hope not!
Maura
Sunday, 8 January 2012
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